The purpose of the present invention is to provide a coating composition for bakery food products, which coating composition is capable of offering a variety of flavors, has superior moisture-retaining property, the coating composition being pleasantly mild, smooth and flexible and in the form of gel； as well as a bakery food product coated with the coating composition. The above problem is solved by the coating composition for bakery food products of the present invention, said coating composition comprising agar, a saccharide, a modified starch and water, which coating composition is in the form of gel.一種烘焙食品用的被覆劑及被覆著此被覆劑的烘焙食品，此烘焙食品用的被覆劑可以進行各種調味，保濕性優異、口感良好，呈現順滑且柔軟的凝膠狀。本發明的烘焙食品用的被覆劑的特徵在於：含有瓊脂、糖類、改質澱粉以及水，並呈現凝膠狀。
